Sounding reed for criers, voices and other sound-producing devices



Feb. .14, 192s.

L. J. GRUBMAN SOUNDING REED FOR CRIERS, VOICES, AND OTHER SOUND PRODUCING DEVICES Filed Feb. l1, 1927 t INVENTOR 360.1 ram ai@ MAT TORNEY itsteiited lili, i928.

unirse srnvssl LEO J. GRUBJEAN, OF EL"7 LE EAR?) new i, sesiones To voices, inconrennrnn, or nsw me n', A CLRPRATEON OF :DELAY/"WARE soonnrns nenn ron voonsj. omnes sonnnrnonuorne Driv/'Ions A lisation filed Februari rThis invention relates to sounding reeds i'or crieis, voices and other sound producing devices such as are used in connection with dolls or other toys, und inore particuerly relates-to certain iinproveinents in the sou-.nr ing reed construct-ion heretofore in= vented by ine und shown and ldesei'ibedjn :rtent No. 1,590,188, issue-d June 29, i926.

it is the piiinary object und `purpose of iny present improvements to materially siniplify und reduce the manufacturing cost et such reed constructions and expedite the; esseinbly oiE the severalpurts thereof with positive securityv of the vibratory sound ,pro-

duciiig eleinent against possible displuce.

iuent with relation to ,theyingress end ot the reed channel or passage.`

To the ubove end, the essentiel niy present improvements, inl a preferred embodiment thereoi,.consist first in the pro# vision ot u sheet nietzi plzitelorwull having :i dished section witlrpsrts'struck` or zuiguL lei-ly offset out oi the pleiiethereof to pro-v vide e sound passage havingsn egi'ess end opening upon one side of the ,wall und said lhunnel or lpassage being open upon il -iosite side of seid wall tor the lingresn Vhereto and communicating with u rel..

v shallow recess :toi'iiied in sui d rwellY in which the vibrutory reed eleinent isposi.

tioned, The free end of this eleinent is pos. sitioned over the ingress side or' the sound cuennel or passage, seid element extending longitudinally in sind recess und having-:iu

opening at its other end registering willi-un" opening' in seid plete or well; ii iH lientJ sheet inetul strip has u hollow stud struck ihere'troiii und propo-ted through'siiid c `ings und clinched upon seid .well or plaie to thereby perniztnently tizi the vibrzitory elenient in position, said sheet'iuetel strip'ist! porated in the subjoined chiiins.

In the drawings, wherein l have illustratiteetiires ot ll, 1927. Serial No. LW/155.

ed one siniple and practical einbodiinentot my invention, and in which siniilur reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,"-

`Figure i is a. longitudinal sectional view through a sound producing device or crier illustrating one einbodiineiit ot iny present invention; V-

Fig. 2 is a4 top plan view, certain ot' the nui-ts being broken sway;

ig. 3 is :i detail sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l;

Fig. el is e plein view of tliedished sheet nietnl plate or wall, the-sound producing element und the attaching ineens tiiei'e'toi being omitted;

F 5 is u detail plan view of the sound producing elenigent, Iand I Fig; Grepreseiits plan und edge views or the attaching ineniber for the sound produ@A ing elenient.

For

4' respectively, applied to its opposite ends,-

thehead V7 being perforated tor the escupe ot Sound therethrough. To the other end ot' the casing wulll 5, one endv et tubulzi th 'ble bellows weli 8 is suitably fixed, the other end ot said tubular wull being provid'- ed with ur weighty gravity inovzible heed in-Y dicated ut is herein shown, this .head consists or u heavy cust inetzil disc provided with the annuler iiange. l0 at its outer the body well oi seid disc preferably being outwardly dished or or concave-convex; forni us shown und centrallyv provided with iin opening l1 therethrough of suitable urea` jor the esczipe'ot sound. Y

rlfhe other end edge ot the flexible bellows well 8 is adapted to be litted wi iin the iisiig'e l0r on the head und is Atrictionally clun'iped und .securely held ziguinstthe inner linee et said iiange by the inurgiual tiuuge 13 edge',

i formed upon the dished sheet metal plate 12. Y

This dshed body section of theiplate eX- tends within the'surroun'ding flange 18 so that when assembled'with the head 9, theV concave side of said plate is opposed to the inner concave face oi' the body wall of ,the weighty'head.

The sheetymetal bellows clamping member'. may be readily stamped or formed by means of suitable dies, and theV dished portion 12 .thereof includes an inner circular plane section 14. The stamping dies are provided withk suitably shaped'parts to produce a di- Y ametrically extending outwardly struck part in the section 14 to thus provide a relatively shallow recess 15 on the inner side thereoit, one end ot which has a circular enlargement 16. ln this stamping or forming operation, an opening 17 is cut through the metal sheet in concentric relation with the enlarged v end 16 ot the recess and a longitudinally extending channel 18 is also formed by outwardly pressing the metal from the plane ot the base wall or' the recess 15. At one end oit this channel, the' opening 19 is cut, thereby separating the wall or" the channel from the' body of the Vslieetinetal plate and providing the egress end of the channel opening upon full width or" said recess and the opening 23 in the end thereoi1 registering with the opening 17. rlhis body section 2O of theplate also extends longitudinally over the egress end or the channel 18 while the narrow tongue 21 extends over the ingress side Vof said channel,

- .said'tongue beingo such width relative to the channel as to slightly overlap upon the side edges orIl the latter.

The ysound producing element is perinanently secured in attached relation to the dished sheet metal plate by means oi: the member illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This member consists ot a resilient sheet metal strip 24 having a circular enlargement 25V at one end or" approximately the same diaineter vas the circular end 22 oi the sound producing element. VThis enlarged Vend of the plate-24 has a'conceiitric tubular stud 26 stamped therefrom and this stud is 'adapted to be inserted through the registering-openings 23 and 17. By means of suitable die members, pressure is'then applied'to the closed end of said stud so` as to,swage thev saine outwardly as indicated at 2'? in Fig. 1

oi the drawings, .and clinch the saine upon the outer side ot' 4the wall of the recess 15. The part of the plate 2a extending from the enlarged end 25 thereof is slightly curved longitudinally and terminates in an angularly bent ila-nge 28 which is adapted to exert a resilient bearing pressure upon the sound producing elementv at the juncture of the tongue 21thereof with the body portion 20.

Thus, this resilient metalvplate serves to definitely locate the i'ulcrum of the vibratory yireeV end or tongue21 of the sound producing element, thereby limiting the lrange .of vibratory movement and thus determining the pitch ot the sound produced.

lt will be apparent that by producing the reed channel, the sound producing element and the attaching member therei'or in the form ot very simple metal stampings which.

can be'quiclly assembled in their proper cooperative positions, the manufacturing cost oi'` such sounding reeds will be relativelv small. ltwill be noted that as in myprior invention, the use or adhesiv s, thread bindings or other means heretofore employed for fixing the vibratory sound producing element in its operative position are eliminated j and said sound prod cing element is held positively in definite relation to the ingress sideoit the airreceiving channel. ln this connection, it will be noted that the clinching stud 2601i the end of the attaching' member, positively prevents any possibility of the separation of said member or of the.

sound producing element from the sheet metal wall, and the body part 2O ot the sound producingV element iitting closely between the opposite side edges ot' the rece-ss 15 prevents turning movement of the sound producing element on said stud, thus obviating the obvious lateral displacement ot the vibratory tongue 210i saidelement with respect to the side edges oi the channel-'18. Therefore, in the' opera-tion ot the device when said tongue is vibiated by air under pressure entering theV ingress side of the channel 18, sound of the predetermined tonal pitch willV always be pr-oduced. lt 'further to be noted that by reason oi this new reed construction, it may be operatively Varranged within a dish shaped weighty head.

which is comparatively,.shallow so that in the application of my invention-to criers and similar devices. the sound producing means may be housed or contained within a casing of comparatively short length.V However though, l have illustrated my new reed construction as `used in connection with a cylindrical type bellows,A it will be understoodv kthatthe said construction can also be employed in connection with the-forge type bellows `or with anyiotlier means whereby a iiowl of air may be caused to pass through the channel 18. l have herein described a i'orm and construction of the sev- Cil eral elements. which I have found to he entirely satisfactory in practical use. il evertheless it is to he understood that as to such details the essential features of my present improven'ients might also he incorporated in various other' alternative structures, and I accordingly reserve the privilege o'l resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as may he fairlyv embodied Within the spirit and scope ot the invention as claimed.

I claim:

l. ln a sounding reed, a Wall having a channel therein opening upon opposite sides ot said Wall for the ingress and egress ot air, a sound producing' element ha e' a tree vibratorv end portion impedu the ingress or air to said channel, yand resilient member having a part coacting with said Wall and said element to tirredlv secure the later to the Wall and also having a second part spaced from said lirst named part and contacting' with said element to Vconstitute ya yieldahle ulcrum hearing` lfor the vihratory end portion thereof.

2. ln a soundingreed, a Wall having a channel therein opening upon opposite sides of said Wall ltor the ingress and ot' air, a sound producing element haviig a vihratory end portion impeding kthe ingress of air to said channel., said ivalland said element having` registering op nings, and a resilient member having a part eX- tending through said openings and interloclred With said'wall to secure said clement thereto and also havingl a second part spaced from said first named part and contacting with said element to constitute a. vieldahle r'ulcrum hearing' for the vihratory end portion thereof.

3. In a sounding reed, a Wall having' a channel therein opening upon opposite sides or' said Wall for the ingress and egress of air, and said'wall in spaced relation to one end oi said channel 1coing provided with an opening, a sound producing element extending longitudinally ot the channel having a Jfree vibratory end portion impeding the ingress oit' air thereto, and the other end oit' said element having an opening registering' with the opening in said Wall. and a resilient member extending longitudinali),7 or" said sound producing elementhaving a stud disposed through said registering openings and interlocked with said Wall tosecure the sound producing element thereto, and said member also having a second part spaced from said stud longitudinallv ot said element and contact-ing' with the latter to provide a yieldahle ulcrum bearing for the vibrator;T end portion thereof.

4i. ln a sounding reed, a wall having a channel therein opening upon opposite sides of said Wall for the ingress and egress of air and said Wall also provided With a recess surrounding the ingress side of the channel, a sound producing element positioned Within -said recess and having 'ee vihratory end portion extending longitudinelly thereof and impeding the ine'ress of air to said channel, s'd element hai another portion contacc ng 'with the opposite side edges or the recess to prevent a I. ...ular displacement ot said element relative to the channel, and a resilient inemher having a part interloclred with said Wall and coacting with the other ot' said sound producing element to preventlongitudinal sliiiting movement oi the latter. said niemher extending longitudinall;Y ot said element and having a second part spaced iti im the lirstnamed part contacting with said element and providing' a` vieldahle iulcruni hearing Ytor the vihratory end portion thereof.

5. ln a sounding reed, a stamped sheet metal Wall having a part projected "rom the plane thereof to torni a channel opening upon the opposite sides o'l'i saidv .vall for the ingress and or' air and said wall also provided With an opening' at the egress end oit` the channel. a sound produting` elememL having. a vihratorv end portion impeding the ingress ot air to said channel and provided ivith an opening' in its other end registering' ivith the opening in said vvall.r and a member extending longiti.dinallvv o' said element having a stud on one end posmoned through said openingsrand interloclred with said Wall to secure said element thereto., and said ineinher also having a resilientlv yieldahlc portion in Contact with said element at a poi t spaced longitudinall7 thercot` l'roiu said stud to constitute a yieldahle tule-ruin hearing' for the viloratory end portion of said element.

6. ln a sounding reed. a stamped sheet metal wall having' a part projected from the plane thereof to forni a channel opening upon the opposite sides ot si id vall 'lor the, ingress and egress or' air and said wall also provided with an opening' at the egress end or' the channel, a sound producing having' a vibratori,7 end portion iinpeding ingress of air to said channel and provided with an opening' in its other end registering with the opening in said wall, a sheet metal strip extending longitudinall).7 ot said element having a tubular stud stamped from one end thereof and extending' through said openings, said stud being su'. ged upon said Wall into interlocking connection therewith to secure said strip and the soundI producing element to the Wall, and said resilient strip at its other end contacting with said element in spaced relation to the stud to provide a yieldahle fulcrum hearing Vtor the vihratorv end portion ot said element.

'.7. In a sounding reed, a stamped sheet meta-l plate having a part projected 'from the plane thereo;F to form a shallow elon 'ated recess at one side ot said plate and the lll) vhase, Wall of said recess at one end having a longitudinally extending portion struck from the plane thereofrto provide a channel opening upon opposite sides of said .vall for the ingress and egress of air and said hase Wall of the recess at its other end having an opening therethrough, a sound producing eieinent in said recess having a part closeiy contacting With the side edges l@ thereof and provided With a' relatively nar rovv vibrator-y end portion extending over the ingress side of the channel and inipeding ingress of air thereto, the other end of said elen having an opening therein registering with Yhe opening in said Wall, and a ineniher having a part engaged through said openin s and interloclred vfith the Wall to secure said element in said recess and said i Leinher also having a second part spaced 90 iongitudinallyo'f said element from the first nainedV part and engaged therewith to provide a fnlcrrnn hearing for the vihratory end portion of said element. Y

8. in a sounding reed, stamped sheet nietalpplate having a part projected from the plane thereof to forni, a shallow elond recess at one side of said plate and the opening upon opposite sides of said Wall for the and egress of air and said base v-:all of the recess at its other end having an opening therethrough, a sound producing hase n'a'li of said recess at one end having;- a longitudinally extending portion struckv 5"" Y from the plane thereof to provide a channel ,nient in said recess having a. part closelyl also arranged in said recess extending longitudinally of said element and provided at one of its ends with a stud engaged through said openings and interloclred With said'vvall to secure said strip and the sound producing element thereto, and said strip at its other lend contact-ing upon saideleinent and providing ayieldahle fulcruin hearing for the ifihratory end portion thereof.

9. n a sounding reet., a stamped sheety rthe ainplitude ot' vibration, 'and ine-ans carried Y hy one of said parts and coacting' with ineans on each of the other parts to perinanently secure the several parts in assembled relation. Y

l0. In a sounding reed, a stamped sheet inetal Wall having a part projected from the plane thereof to foi-1n a channel opening upon the opposite sides of said Wall `for the ingress and egress Vof air, a sound producing eienienthaving a vihratory portion impeding the ino'ress of air to said channel a nieniber e havin' a )art enOaO'ed With said element to o .b q2 lnnitthe aniohtuoe of vibration thereor; l t

seid eleinent and nieniher extending longitudinally beyond the egress end of the chan-Y nel, and one of said parts having integrally formed ineens progecting at an angle to the planethereof and co-acting with each of the'V other partsrlto,permanently secure said parts in assembled relation. Y

InV testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed niy name hereto.

LEO J. rGRUBMAil. 

